Kobayashi Surname

483rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,090,872 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Kobayashi Surname User-submission:

The Kobayashi surname means 'small forest', using the kanji 小, meaning 'small', and 林 (pronounced hayashi on its own), meaning 'woods', 'forest'. The surname may refer to the region its owner was from.

Kobayashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,075,4571:1199
United States5,2671:68,8178,003
Brazil4,1091:52,0992,000
Thailand1,7181:41,1174,539
Singapore9801:5,620365
Canada6241:59,0476,964
Hong Kong3801:19,304436
Philippines3421:296,01842,184
Australia2651:101,87111,478
France1991:333,78350,418
Mexico1671:743,27111,182
England1511:368,99426,171
Peru1431:222,2679,751
Germany1201:670,87952,024
United Arab Emirates1061:86,4377,875
Indonesia901:1,469,43599,362
Paraguay611:118,6352,647
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Malaysia521:567,19727,732
China511:26,810,2271,454
Argentina461:929,20559,251
Spain401:1,168,80140,601
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Chile391:451,70411,842
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy281:2,184,16791,195
Russia271:5,337,891231,865
Guam251:6,405908
Belgium211:547,45951,586
India181:42,614,743461,117
Vietnam161:5,790,3782,464
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Finland121:458,05828,977
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Micronesia41:26,561731
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Macau11:601,6301,582
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

Kobayashi (465) may also be a first name.

Kobayashi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Kobayashi surname means 'small forest', using the kanji 小, meaning 'small', and 林 (pronounced hayashi on its own), meaning 'woods', 'forest'. The surname may refer to the region its owner was from.

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Kobayashi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kobayashi Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kobayashi (Russian: Кобаяши) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kobayashi.

How Common Is The Last Name Kobayashi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 6,680 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Kobayashi are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 395,119th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 465 people.

The surname Kobayashi is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 1,075,457 people, or 1 in 119. In Japan Kobayashi is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 14 percent are found, Saitama Prefecture, where 9 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Japan it occurs in 87 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Brazil, where 0 percent are found.

Kobayashi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kobayashi last name are 18.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.26% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kobayashi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 160.07% more than the national average, earning €78,099 per year; in Peru they earn 131.99% more than the national average, earning S/. 44,971 per year; in United States they earn 15.57% more than the national average, earning $49,866 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning $55,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kobayashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kobayashi in the Russian language
Кобаяшиkobaasi-

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